Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 169 – Million Poisons Pulp (2/2)

When the snake trio arrived at the boundary, they seemed to sense the danger and were unwilling to venture onto the golden soil, but the trio's eager eyes told Lu Ping that it was not from a lack of willingness, but that they were too weak to enter.

Lu Ping took another Antipoison Pellet, then melted three more to mix them into his [Water Sky Curtain]. Then, he placed his first step on the golden soil.

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Immediately after entering, there was a burning noise as his aegis energy was corroded at a much faster rate than before. A puff of smoke rose from the [Water Sky Curtain], and Lu Ping's arcane energy dwindled rapidly.

Lu Ping hurriedly retreated from the golden soil.

At this rate, he would only last at most two hours in the core region, just as Liao Hu said. Not to mention, there would surely be unexpected occurrences, like attacks from the poisonous beasts in the core area.

Lu Ping stroked his chin and gave it some thought. He included the snake trio within his aegis energy and asked them to inject their monster arcane energy into his [Water Sky Curtain].

The snake trio was very familiar with Lu Ping's arcane energy and so they were able to easily mix their energy with his.

Lu Ping stepped into the core region again and found that the Sullied Golden Fog could still corrode his aegis energy. However this time, the fog was also being weakened as a reaction.

Three strands of monster arcane energy emerged from Lu Ping's aegis energy and enveloped the weakened fog, delivering it into the snake trio's mouth as they absorbed the fog.

Just like this, Lu Ping greatly reduced the consumption of arcane energy to maintain his aegis energy, and he felt that he could fully extend his time in the core to eight hours.

Lu Ping confidently entered the core area. A few dozen feet ahead, he saw a skeleton on the ground, but with the bones turned over. He guessed that Liao Hu had searched these remains already.

The skeletons in the inner region had all been corroded by the fog, and they were often soft and easily broken. However,

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